Smugglers suspected in police deaths

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Smugglers suspected in police deaths

Published: 12 Jan 2013 at 15.07
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PATTANI - Smugglers could be behind the deaths two Highway Police officers killed after a car chase in Pattani on Friday night, police said on Saturday.

Police said they were determining whether the incident was related to ongoing violence in the South or if it was carried out by contraband gangs.

Investigators suspect that the attack may have been carried out by smugglers active in the region, although they did not rule out the involvement of militants.

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patchar
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Discussion 2 : 12 Jan 2013 at 20.092
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How many life more must be sacrifice before this senseless killing will be stop. Innocent people are always the victims, The government should stop too much politicking and start working for the welfare of it's citizens.
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Discussion 1 : 12 Jan 2013 at 16.171
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turf war.
Dangerous job, and still a volenteer involved.
What in the name of whomever would allow a country to become gangland.
This whole southern saga seemed to be ruled by the barrel of a gun rather then a functional part of Thailand.
Its Narco-Land gangland.
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